Research Specialist - Pediatric Genetics

Education Requirements:

• Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of related work experience and education.

Experience Requirements:

• Three to five years of related work experience
• Ability to critically review information. Understands new concepts with minimal assistance.
• Ability to utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals/needs. Able to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations while producing results.
• Ability to meet or exceed customer service needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external customers.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of formal methodologies, tools and techniques for conducting research, studies and tests.
• Knowledge of and the ability to locate, interpret and evaluate research findings compiled and documented by others and use this material to support empirical research.
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize tools and techniques for producing well- written, meaningful and usable documentation of research findings.
• Knowledge of practices, behaviors, applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing proper research conduct; ability to demonstrate ethical and compliant behavior in diverse situations.
• Knowledge of the procedures and programs in place in the organization to ensure employee, student and subject safety (occupational safety, fire, patient, animal, drug, radiation, environmental safety and emergency plans); ability to train others; ability to take appropriate actions in case of emergency.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to develop novel or innovative techniques to address research problems.
• Ability to review goals, analyze processes necessary to achieve those goals, and develop techniques and systems required to meet those goals.
• With assistance write and prepare reports about research projects to present at scientific meetings.
• Able to write first draft manuscripts.
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to occasionally lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds.

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact pedsuichildrens@healthcare.uiowa.edu 

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.